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Meanings of
frivolous
in English
Portuguese
fútil
Catalan
frívol
Back to the meaning
Not serious in content or attitude or behavior.
serious
Related terms
light
silly
idle
dizzy
trivial
superficial
giddy
flippant
flighty
lightheaded
Portuguese
fútil
Usage of
frivolous
in English
1
One reason avowed is brutal; the other is
frivolous
;
both are criminal.
2
But seriously Prestige is important, but this was not a
frivolous
work.
3
After a year he also has thoughts that seem
frivolous
to him.
4
Calls for reforms to medical liability legal system to end
frivolous
lawsuits.
5
He had something of the eighteenth century about him;
frivolous
and great.
6
Probably he despised her and the
frivolous
society in which she moved.
7
He is accused of being light and
frivolous
;
but this I doubt.
8
Venus is sometimes not good, it can make you
frivolous
in judgement.
9
The one was thought heavy and stupid, the other
frivolous
and lazy.
10
The doctor looks sorry then, as if he might have been
frivolous
.
11
Her mind is essentially
frivolous
;
you will discover that for yourself by-and-by.
12
The issues at stake seemed to make the question
frivolous
to offensiveness.
13
To cover his confusion-andher own-shesaid in her most
frivolous
way:
14
The film is funny when it's sad and serious when it's
frivolous
.
15
It's not just a
frivolous
thing it can be a helpful thing.
16
Pamela and Lutchester immediately dropped the somewhat
frivolous
tone of their conversation.
Other examples for "frivolous"
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frivolous
Adjective
Frequent collocations
most frivolous
so frivolous
as frivolous
too frivolous
very frivolous
More collocations
Translations for
frivolous
Portuguese
fútil
frívolo
Catalan
frívol
Frivolous
through the time
Frivolous
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common